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A Columbia College Student in the Eighteenth Century / / Daniel D. Tompkins; Edna L. Jacobsen, Ray W. Irwin.

The essays of Daniel D. Tompkins, a Columbia University graduate of the class of 1795. Represents a student's interests and opinions during this period in the University's history as Columbia College.

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Superior document:	Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter CUP eBook Package Archive 1898-1999 (pre Pub)
VerfasserIn:	Tompkins, Daniel D.,
TeilnehmendeR:	Butler, Nicholas Murray. Irwin, Ray W., Jacobsen, Edna L.,
Place / Publishing House:	New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1940] ©1940
Year of Publication:	1940
Language:	English
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.7312/tomp90054 Cover
Physical Description:	1 online resource
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Table of Contents:

Frontmatter
Foreword / Butler, Nicholas Murray
Contents
Illustrations
Introduction
On Choosing Public Officials
On the Indians and Slavery
On the Study of the Dead Languages
On Idleness
On Plays
On Drunkenness
On Oratory
On Slavery: I
On Slavery: II
On the Development of the Arts and Sciences in America
On Acquiring a Knowledge of Language and the Rules of Good Writing
On Capital Punishment
On the Difficulty of Writing Composition
On Novels
On Prejudice
On the Comparative Merits of Studying Classical Poetry and Prose
On Dishonesty and Extreme Indulgence
On Government: I
On Government: II
On Juvenile Societies
On Rural Life in Relation to Poetry
On Knowledge
On Suitable Courses of Study: I
On Suitable Courses of Study: II
On Publication
Valedictory Oration
Index

A Columbia College Student in the Eighteenth Century / / Daniel D. Tompkins; Edna L. Jacobsen, Ray W. Irwin.

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